Rear yoke for dresses



May 13, 1930. L. c, ROSENBLATT H 1,758,852

REAR YOKE FOR DRESSES Filed Sept. 17, 1929 INVENTOR Louis ajl'oseuz lall' ATTORNEYS Patented May 13, 1930 PATENT OFFICE LOUIS C. ROSENBLATT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

REAR YOKE FOR DRESSES Application filed September 17, 1929. Serial No. 393,205.

This invention relates to dresses, and particularly to an improved rear yoke for different types of dresses, the object being to provide an improved construction which will protect the rear part of the dress against perspiration with-out detracting from the pleas ing appearance of the dress.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rear yoke for dresses which extends from the rear opening at the neck to the sleeve openings and downwardly to approxilnately a line equal to the notton: of the sleeve openings, whereby the upper part of the dress is reinforced and protected against the passage of perspiration.

In the accompanying drawing-- Figure 1 is a front elevation showing part of a dress with certain parts broken away [or illustrating a yoke embodying the invention;

Figure 2, is a sectional view through Fig ure 1 on the line 2-2, the same being on an enlarged scale;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Fig ure 1 on the line 3 3, the same being on an enlarged scale;

Figure 4 a plan View of the yoke shown in Figure l, the same being shown spread out and ready to be stitched in place.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, indicates the body of a dress which is provided with the usual sleeves 2 and 3. In fact, the dress is of the usual construe-- tion now in vogue, except for the rear yoke 4. In dresses as 110w made the material used is often thin and ordinarily the undergarments do not extend around the shoulders and neck, so that when a person perspircs the perspiration soils the dress at the back and presents a rather unsightly appearance, as Well as a disagreeable sensation. In order to prevent the perspiration from coming in contact with the rear part of the dress from the neck opening downwardly a short distance, the yoke 4 is mounted to extend across the back from sleeve 2 to sleeve 3. The yoke 4 is made from any desired material, as for instance, a good grade of crepe, and as shown in Figure 4, is preferably formed with a bot tom edge 5 which is straight, curved edges 6 and 7 shaped to conform to the arm openings of the dress, inclined edges 8 and 9 for paralleling the shoulder seams of the dress, and an arc-shaped rear edge 10 for paralleling the neck opening at the rear of the dress. The yoke, as shown in Figures 1 to 3 is arranged interiorly of the dress and is stitched thereto preferably alon edges (3 to 7 inclusive but not along edge a. Preferably the edge 5 extends from the bottom of one sleeve opening to the other. as illustrated in Figure 3. but, if desired, the yoke could extend further down toward the bottom of the dress. It will be evident that the dress loosely rests against the yoke 4 except at points where the yoke is stitched in place. Consequently, any perspiration at the upper part of the shoulders and back will be taken care of by the yoke, and therefore, the dress will not be injured but will be protected and also reinforced.

Vhat I claim is A dress, including a body l'iaving a neck opening and a pair of sleeve openings, an interiorly-positioned protecting and rein fore ing yoke extending from the neck opening and shoulders downwardly substantially to a line drawn from the bottom of one sleeve opening to the bottom of the other opening, a line of stitching at each end of the yoke for connect ing the yoke to said body, said lines of stitching following the edges of the respective sleeve openings for aproxiniately half their circumference, and other tines of stitching for connecting the upper edge of the yoke to said body at the neck opening and along lines extending from the neck opening to the sleeve openings, said yoke at its lower edge being unattached, said yoke being formed of tabric, the transverse threads of the yoke being anchored at the opposite ends thereof and providing reinforcing ineans along the entire depth of the yoke.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 10th day of September, 1929.

LOUIS C. RQSENBLATT. 

